Anime South
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| Anime South | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Venue | The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa |
| Location | Destin, Florida |
| Country |  United States |
| First held | 2005 |
| Attendance | 1,210 |
| Official website | |
Anime South is an annual three-day anime convention held in the city of Destin, Florida. The convention also has the distinction of being the first anime convention to garner its seed money from a small number of contributors who desired an anime convention in the area.[1]
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[edit] Programming
Anime South host many events common to other anime conventions, such as anime screenings, panels and workshops, game shows, dealers room, artist alley, video game room, dance, and cosplay events.[2]
[edit] History
Anime South was created by one of the co-founders of Anime USA. Planning took place over a two-month period, after which the largest luxury hotel in the region, The Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, was contracted for November 18-20, 2005.[citation needed]
[edit] Event history
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 18–20, 2005 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida |
463 | Lauren Goodnight, Maboroshi, Marc Matney, and Mirana Reveier.[3][4] |
| November 3–5, 2006 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida |
1,024[citation needed] | Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Chris Hazelton, Vic Mignogna, The Mindless Tripod Experience, and Ellyn Stern.[5][6][7] |
| December 28–30, 2007 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida |
1,210[8] | Steve Bennett, Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, Lisa Furukawa, Ya Ya Han, Doug Smith, Spike Spencer, and Ellyn Stern.[9][10][11] |
| January 2–4, 2009 | Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa Destin, Florida |
Ashley Clark, Richard Epcar, J*Scape, Vic Mignogna, and Ellyn Stern[12] |
[edit] References
- ^ Fandino, Daniel (2005-11-03), An Interview with the chairman of Anime South, <http://orangeanime.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=51>. Retrieved on 9 July 2007
- ^ Holt, Keri (2006-11-15), “Anime fans up to speed on dating scene”, The Destin Log
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2005-11-08), “Emerald Coast’s first "anime" festival begins Friday”, The Destin Log
- ^ Anime South 2005 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Anime South 2006 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), “Anime draws hundreds to Sandestin”, The Destin Log
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2006-11-15), “Cartoon voices step into the spotlight”, The Destin Log
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2007-12-26), “Animeniacs: Japanese cartoon lovers to converge on coast”, Florida Freedom Newspapers, <http://community.emeraldcoast.com/onset?db=eccommunity&id=21020&template=article.html>
- ^ Anime South 2007 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Gant, Andrew (2007-12-29), “No glomping allowed”, Northwest Florida Daily News, <http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/10998/2>
- ^ Sherman, Fraser (2008-01-02), “Halloween II: The Animeniacs”, The Destin Log
- ^ Anime South 2009 Information. AnimeCons.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
